I WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT TRANSPIRED AT ELEMENT NIGHTCLUB IN LOS ANGELES ON SATURDAY MAY 23RD. ANYBODY THAT ATTENDED CLEARLY SAW ME ARRIVE AND LEAVE WIHTOUT THE PERFORMANCE THAT THEY WERE PROMISED. I LEFT THE VENUE BECAUSE THE PARTY WAS PROMOTED AS A FULL PERFORMANCE AND NOT AS A NIGHT THAT I WAS HOSTING. THE FLYER FOR THE PARTY SAID "MAIN SHOW" WHICH LEAD PEOPLE TO BELIEVE I WAS GIVING A SHOW AND ALLOWED PROMOTERS TO CHARGE 40 DOLLARS A PERSON. I HAD A SHOW AT CAL STATE THAT NIGHT AND AT NO TIME DID I INTEND TO DO ANOTHER SHOW AT ELEMENT. I WAS BEING PAID TO HOST A PARTY AND WHEN I SHOWED UP THE MONEY I WAS PROMISED FOR THAT SIMPLE TASK WAS SHORT. THE PROMOTERS WERE ASKING ME TO "JUST DO ONE OR TWO SONGS" AND LEAVE BUT I AM AN ARTIST AND I TAKE PRIDE IN THE SHOW I'VE PUT TOGETHER. I REFUSE TO STEP ON STAGE AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THAT I AM OKAY WITH THEM PAYING 40 DOLLARS TO SEE ME RAP OVER TWO RECORDS THAT MY DJ PLAYS. I LOVE MY FANS TOO MUCH FOR THAT AND THEREFORE I LEFT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EXPLAINING THE MISHAP IN THE HANDS OF THE EVENT ORGANIZERS. I APOLOGIZE TO ANYBODY IN LA THAT WAS DECEIVED AND I PROMISE THAT WHEN I RETURN I WILL DRAIN MY BODY OF ALL ITS ENERGY WHEN I HIT THAT FUCKIN STAGE AND GIVE U ALL THE BEST PERFORMANCE I CAN. I LOVE YOU ALL.

Well I was at CSULA that night and I just gotta let you know that that show was phenomenal. I could feel your energy from way up top, and even though I’ve been a fan for a while now, that concert simply confirmed that I’ll be a life long fan. Please come back out here asap, and if it’s before 2011, host an 18+ club so I can go to the after party. =] And as for Club Element, all your real fans know that you have integrity in your work and will understand your position.

Drizzy you kool man don't worry about it i was in the building and there was a lot of confusion we coudn't tell what was really going on no worries!!! Great Show at the Luckman Art Complex you did your thing.

people were twittering about that..including miss bria herself...throwing around "diva"...i knew it wasn't accurate...too humble and too appreciative to be on some dumb shit...i'm glad you clarified though...true fans know you not on that dumb shit!!

I understand where your coming from but in all honesty as an artist who was an is still a fan u should understand what your fans who payed the 40 dollars+ to enter the club and see you perform would of been more then happy to see you get on the stage and do 2 or 3 songs. since your at a club nobody was expecting a full show performance. and would of took that as great.

For someone who is resently gettin the buzz that he has been deserving of since comeback season i think you might of forgot that its your fans who keep you afloat. I know you made the comment about your money being short. and for that you simply punish the club/promoters and refuse to work with them anymore. You DO NOT punish the fans.

Whats funny is i was not at the venue however i know that mysef along with fans who were there WOULD HAVE BEEN PISSED..

You could of even fipped it hit the stage and been like.. "well the promoters here promised both myself and you guys(fans) stuff that they did not deliver on. I never told them i was performing BUT because i love you guys(fans) so much...." and then the beat drops.

I just know you to be a humble guy and would of thought that you would of not left your fans hanging..

The bouncers at the club were charging 60 dollars on top of the 20 dollar ticket to get people to the " front" of the line, im glad i saw u at Cal State L.a cuz element was a disaster, but it was all the promoters fault, we all know u LOVE l.a

I'm not from Cali and I didn't purchase tickets, so I can definitely believe, without bitterness, that you wouldn't have scheduled two shows in one night.

Frankly, it just wouldn't make sense. But why'd you post in all caps, booboo? Too much (only for me because it's my 21st birthday). Anyway. I always hear great comments about your shows, it sucks that so many people were misled, but keep it moving. I'm sure you'll give Cali more great shows in the future.

my nigga I was at the club but i didnt pay 40 to get in. I was V.I.P but the promoters were sayin yea drake is performing so tickets arent gonna be cheap I knew that shit was all faulty tho bcuz 40 is steep for some people. You didnt do anything wrong tho so the fault is not on you... God bless brotha!

I'm glad to know this is what really happened because I was definitely pissed when they got on the mic and said you weren't coming out. They then proceed to talk sh*t, which was super unprofessional and tacky. Their trashy antics lead me to believe they were obviously doing dirty business and trying to take advantage of you and us unsuspecting fan. Anyways Drake, come back to LA soon && please please please try to make an appearance in Sacramento at some point in the fall. The Sac State Women's Track & Field team really love your music! Thanks

It is obvious you are dealing with very unprofessional people. I admire the passion of wanting to only give your fans the best. I think you need better management or PR. If you were my artist/client I would have made sure all the ducks were in a row and the event was promoted properly and correctly.

agreed.. ya might need some work on the management.. nice to hear the truth and know that you are there for your fans though.

i was at the show in chicago where you weren't on till 3 am (show was supposed to start at midnight) and people were reaaaaaallly restless. i mean most of the opening acts were boo'd off the stage (rightfully..) and the impatience could've even contributed to the fight that broke out...but the show was AWESOME (once you were on), it just sucked to wait for 3 hours after standing in line for another hour beforehand having my energy completely drained. it was even hard to get really into the music just because i was so tired.

while i doubt any fans were lost, it's just another reason to check into the management and PR so people can enjoy your performances even more.

It's good that you cleared the situation up but there's no need to apologize for what clearly was the promoters' fault. Unfortunately some people will surely not accept this but what can u do...on the real though come do a show in jersey mayne

but damn, SOMEone needs to protest that thisisdrake.blogspot.com is fake...Drizzy you needa throw it out there on stage at least one time a show or somethin cuz shit is getting annoying, i hate that fans are getting misleaded...

I don't know about this whole this is drake blogspot thing. But, I don't think he needs 2 blogs. This is obviously the true blog. On all of Drake's real websites like his myspace page, there are links to site he is ACTUALLY a part of, PERIOD.

No One should be mad at Drizzy just the people who promised a show and to the guy who said he should of performed anyways, it's about principles if he lets them tell him to perform then everyone club owner would take advantage of him. P.S. I'm sure the all CAPS is because they (Drizzy, Kanye,(CuDi?)and other artist bloggers) are very busy and can't sit there pressing shift every sentence. I don't get how some people can read it clearly? And the Drake Facebook IS FAKE.

I was at the concert at Cal State LA and first off i would like to say that drake really did his thing he was amazing point blank.This guy has a lot of respect for the fans. After the show my friend and I had heard about an after party at element couple days before the concert which never said he was going to perform music they just implied it to make you think he was. They used the term perform very loosely because talking can be a form of a performance too technically. But we decided to go check it out last min. There were a lot of people outside and when we walked up there was a promoter talking to three girls about tickets they had told him that they had paid only 20 dollars for their tickets yesterday and the guys was like well if you need more i'll give them to you for 30 then he said hold up he left and came back and then said 60. The lines were outta hand and the security and promoters were trying to scam everyone. Everyone was pissed off and there was a guy who said he had been waitin a very long time but the security keeps taking the people who are paying more in first when he already had his presale ticket. Its funny how jittery all the guys who were working outside was too my friend and i decided not to even wait that long but you could definitely tell something sketch was going on and @ the guy who said drake could have performed anyway ur right but think about it this way if i paid you a small portion to just show up and think i could get a much more expensive performance outta it because they can make it look like he was the bad person thats just bad business. Although Drake is a great guy they tried to use him and i would have walked out too if music is my job i would need to get paid right for it. The problem wasn't even the money either it was just how everything went down they should have been honest with him he's not dumb. They got what they paid for he did show up they why a lawsuit against him won't be coming up.

Honestly, my artist "P.E.S.O." performed @ Element that night, and we were also mislead that it was going to be a Drake "Performance" not "Hosting" as well. P.E.S.O. did rock the crowd though, but everyone was there for Drake, I feel bad for everyone that came out and didn't get what they asked for, someone should be accountable such as the promoters.

The promoters in LA are just like that its not about the fans its just about the lil money they get at the end of the night. I was thinkin that sounded a lil funny that u was doin a performance cause I knew abt the show at CSUSB and I had an incident at club Sugar when the I Am Music tour was out here. They'll do anything to get someone to the club. Im just glad ur a real artist who cares abt his music and cares about the fans. You did no wrong, keep doin you drizzy!

The money should have been up front and the advertising should be approved by whoever your have working for you. Remember, though, the people that paid for that show got ripped off badly. That doesnt create good will. Although it is clearly not your fault, lets face it, people are always looking to scam you. If you watch out for it, then these things wont happen.

Sorry to say, but I knew that this wasn't going to pop off from jump. Drake performing at Element? Come on now!

This was not Drake's fault by any means. He was simply a victim, just like his fans that paid their money to see a performance. He fulfilled his portion of the obligation (to appear), and the promoters tried to persuade him to perform at the last minute with no prior commitment on his end. That was their plan from the start. Dude wouldn't do a half ass performance, and I don't blame him.

The promoters who promoted this show are NOTORIOUS for making up fake events in Hollywood and claiming that artists and celebrities will attend just to make a little quick cash. Coincidentally, R.Kelly sued these same promoters last year for using his name to promote an event. The suit was just settled last week ( http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_12411146?source=rss). Sorry to all of you that got got for your $40. Any time you see an event promoted by GREENLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT do your research first...it might be fake! Better luck next time.

There is a person on Facebook posing as Drake/Official Drake and interacting with the fans as if he's the real one. Now, there's about 150000+ people on that page. He/she even has thisisdrake.blogspot.com posing as him which can cause trouble because he's on their promoting/dissing other artists. This could end up bad when you have people actually believing it's really him.

1) @least you came.. because a month ago @ club sugar in hollywood they were advertising you coming and performing so ppl paid from $20-40 .. through out the night the ppl kept saying "Are you ready for drake! we just confirmed he's on his way!" .. "we now just confirmed he's in the parking lot" then they randomly ended the party .. no drake. so obviously they lied about he whole thing! *smh*

2)i was @ ur performance @ calstate l.a. & the show was really good my only problem was , THE SHOW SEEMED TO BE CATERED TO THE NEW FANS .. & SO @ THE END WHEN U SAID "I HAVE NO MORE SONGS LEFT" MY FRIENDS & I WHO'VE BEEN FANS SINCE THE 1ST MIXTAPE WERE DEF. SAD U DIDN'T DO SONGS FROM "COMEBACK SEASON" OR "ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT" :(

but all in all the whols concert was good including the opening acts! :) just next time could we here some songs from "comeback season"! :)

Damn that sucks to hear about your LA fans being got for their $$. Thise promoters need to be put out of business 4real! That's just not cool. Im just happy I got to see you in DC the week before ;-) So far I think DC charged the most to hear/see you perform tho ($80) and it was at a club. Thank goodness I didn't have to pay that much I had the privlege of being VIP at a table on someone elses dime...LOL ;-) All in Good Fun!

yall are all kissin his ass like some groupies and hes sitting here telling you fools a lie get real people you think hes going to come out and tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth he told promoters he wasnt coming if they didnt pay him more money he acted more of a diva then me and im a female i really like him but now he lost my respect i was behind the scenes the whole time and witnessed and heard everything i also went to mood when trey songz got paid to host less then what drake got paid to "host" and trey just won a grammy not to mention when he saw all his fans there he gave a show and brought out a special guest we know who cares for there fans and who is all about there money even the people you kept around you drake were being ass holes and hollywood and i hope that the promo team your trying to make look bad airs your ass out no matter what the situation may be and if he knew people paid all that money to see him he could of said something or atleast played his song while he was on stage but greed over comes the people whos taking you to the top i stood in line and paid 20 dollars helped promote and the firs thing he does when he shows up at 130am (club closes at 2am)is asks for fucking bottles all those faces and money spent we couldnt get a hello la wtf..FUCK DRAKEyou guys blame these promoters and you dont know the behind the scene work greenlight has brought many artist out..DAY 26 ALLEN IVERSON KATT WILLIAMS TANK TREY SONGZ DRAKE SHOWED UP AND LEFT IN 10 MINS NUMERSOUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE YEH THE RKELLY WAS A FUCK UP BUT THAT WAS ONCE OUT OF MANY EVEYONE MAKES MISTAKES BUT DRAKE DEF FUCKED OVER ELEMENTS PROMOTIONAL TEAM AND LET HIS FANS DOWN

yall are all kissin his ass like some groupies and hes sitting here telling you fools a lie get real people you think hes going to come out and tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth he told promoters he wasnt coming if they didnt pay him more money he acted more of a diva then me and im a female i really like him but now he lost my respect i was behind the scenes the whole time and witnessed and heard everything i also went to mood when trey songz got paid to host less then what drake got paid to "host" and trey just won a grammy not to mention when he saw all his fans there he gave a show and brought out a special guest we know who cares for there fans and who is all about there money even the people you kept around you drake were being ass holes and hollywood and i hope that the promo team your trying to make look bad airs your ass out no matter what the situation may be and if he knew people paid all that money to see him he could of said something or atleast played his song while he was on stage but greed over comes the people whos taking you to the top i stood in line and paid 20 dollars helped promote and the firs thing he does when he shows up at 130am (club closes at 2am)is asks for fucking bottles all those faces and money spent we couldnt get a hello la wtf..FUCK DRAKE

yall are all kissin his ass like some groupies and hes sitting here telling you fools a lie get real people you think hes going to come out and tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth he told promoters he wasnt coming if they didnt pay him more money he acted more of a diva then me and im a female i really like him but now he lost my respect i was behind the scenes the whole time and witnessed and heard everything i also went to mood when trey songz got paid to host less then what drake got paid to "host" and trey just won a grammy not to mention when he saw all his fans there he gave a show and brought out a special guest we know who cares for there fans and who is all about there money even the people you kept around you drake were being ass holes and hollywood and i hope that the promo team your trying to make look bad airs your ass out no matter what the situation may be and if he knew people paid all that money to see him he could of said something or atleast played his song while he was on stage but greed over comes the people whos taking you to the top i stood in line and paid 20 dollars helped promote and the firs thing he does when he shows up at 130am (club closes at 2am)is asks for fucking bottles all those faces and money spent we couldnt get a hello la wtf..FUCK DRAKE

yall are all kissin his ass like some groupies and hes sitting here telling you fools a lie get real people you think hes going to come out and tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth he told promoters he wasnt coming if they didnt pay him more money he acted more of a diva then me and im a female i really like him but now he lost my respect i was behind the scenes the whole time and witnessed and heard everything i also went to mood when trey songz got paid to host less then what drake got paid to "host" and trey just won a grammy not to mention when he saw all his fans there he gave a show and brought out a special guest we know who cares for there fans and who is all about there money even the people you kept around you drake were being ass holes and hollywood and i hope that the promo team your trying to make look bad airs your ass out no matter what the situation may be and if he knew people paid all that money to see him he could of said something or atleast played his song while he was on stage but greed over comes the people whos taking you to the top i stood in line and paid 20 dollars helped promote and the firs thing he does when he shows up at 130am (club closes at 2am)is asks for fucking bottles all those faces and money spent we couldnt get a hello la wtf..FUCK DRAKE

yall are all kissin his ass like some groupies and hes sitting here telling you fools a lie get real people you think hes going to come out and tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth he told promoters he wasnt coming if they didnt pay him more money he acted more of a diva then me and im a female i really like him but now he lost my respect i was behind the scenes the whole time and witnessed and heard everything i also went to mood when trey songz got paid to host less then what drake got paid to "host" and trey just won a grammy not to mention when he saw all his fans there he gave a show and brought out a special guest we know who cares for there fans and who is all about there money even the people you kept around you drake were being ass holes and hollywood and i hope that the promo team your trying to make look bad airs your ass out no matter what the situation may be and if he knew people paid all that money to see him he could of said something or atleast played his song while he was on stage but greed over comes the people whos taking you to the top i stood in line and paid 20 dollars helped promote and the firs thing he does when he shows up at 130am (club closes at 2am)is asks for fucking bottles all those faces and money spent we couldnt get a hello la wtf..FUCK DRAKE

But I been a Drizzy fan since way back and to be honest I would have thought dude would have at least gone out and did SOMETHING for the fans, even if it wasn't that much. I was surprised reading this to be honest. From the way Drizzy comes off in videos and stuff dude seems real chill and a go with the flow type. The money was short??? =/

@miss2real4u kill yoself for promotin somethin and still payin 20 to get in GOOFY... and quit tryin to shit on a nigga name the promoters was bogus anybody can see that.. u don't pay that bread U DEAD.. its in the contract beforehand stating whether its a performance or appearance why give a performance to them for free when everybody else pay that extra money for it.. and to whoever was at that chicago show that aint have shit to do wit drake either house of blues didn't have the right equipment needed to do a show and had to send somebody to get it which is why he got onstage at 3 and he wasnt gon get onstage til 145 in the first place.. and still murdered

as much as i'm happy you took the time to apologize, i wasn't there so i can't speak for the people who were at the club that night...but i can't imagine paying $40+ and waiting in line for hours to see you perform and have you leave within 10 minutes...while it may have not been your fault that what was suppose to only be an appearance was promoted as a show, but like someone said before...by you not performing, you were not only punishing the promoters, but the fans as well...the least you could of done was explain to the fans yourself what happened instead of leaving it up to the promoters because ultimately it reflects badly on you...and money or not, it wouldn't of killed you to get on the mic and say something out of respect and appreciation for your fans

@miss2real4u so Drake should've fucked over the places who paid him to preform by performing for free at a club. He was being fair to the other clubs by not preforming for free. There also could of been miscommunication between both parties you don't know how it really went down. And really you must not be the artstic type because artist take a lot of pride in their art.

Hello, Mr. Drake or publicist or whoever worte this blog...the truth is it wasn't 40dollars to see you perform it was 40dollars to cut the long ass unorganized line they at the door....Me and my girlfriends purchased "Presale" tickets@ wanttickets.com/Drake....once we got to the "event" the booked us an additional 40bucks at the door after waiting an hour in line...Once we got inside the club was super packed...everyone was pushing everyone..I totally understand that you had nothing to do with the promoters and if they shorted u that night then sumone else got paid that cause everyone i saw had a ticket in hand...I did however catch a glimpse of you on stage 10minutes before closing time...I mean if u werent going to perform and u just had an event right before that..I understand but in my opinion u should have at least got on the mic and acknowledged your fans... that would have meant the world...and im sure people would have been understanding I mean I've never had to deal with sum shit like that...they jus made you look bad...so I dont think I'll be attending any events for awhile

Its funny, I experienced something like this a couple weeks ago. Except it was a Saigon show. He was supposed to be headlining and the show was at this small venue in Santa Cruz, CA. I went with my buddy and sat through the other acts with about 5 other people. When it came time for Saigon to finally perform he bitched out... didn't even have the decency to make and explanation himself or have a promoter do so. The sound man just started cleaning up, I've never felt so let down and pissed off in my life. I started to think that maybe a lot of rappers are like this, and self centered people but what you've written has really proven to me that there are a few who do it for the love of the game and not the money. Most of all you do it because we love you, and if an artist can't understand that connection I wonder what the fuck is going on. I want to thank you Drake, for your apology, and though I was not in LA for this misconception I hope the people who were get where you're coming from. Much love fam.-Zed

I think you feel guilty as it is. If any person were put under a situation like this, I'm pretty sure that they'd do the same. But you're an artist; someone people really look up to. You're constantly being criticized and looked at under a microscope. While I understand that if you're not being paid what you deserve then you should definitely show the promoters the consequence of their actions...however, the fans weren't at fault so you always gotta look at things with a bigger perspective. You're amazing though and your fans will forgive you. Just don't become bigheaded like Kanye and you'll still have me as a fan. Hahaha jk.

showed up extra early to get in...they still made us wait an hour just to get in...once inside the place got super packed...fights broke out...ppl were getting very anxious...dj kept saying drake will b out soon...stage was full of wack ppl...and security was all homo...we barely got a glimpse of you 20 mins before the place closed and when ppl started to throw ice you left right away....i understand there was some confusion...but u have alot of fans that were misled and it would be expected that this matter should be resolved for the fans who came out, waited, paid, and were left in the dark....please come back and make this right....peace

Man im telling yall that is life...i went to a show in H-town for him payed 63 dollars for a VIP ticket...we were promised a meet and greet, free food and appetizers...blah blah...THEY cut off the meet and greet and didnt even tell us....i payed 30 dollars extra for nothing during the concert i couldnt see cuz the STUPID promoters let all these people in front of us for no reason..got pushed around and knocked around by security for no reason.....he performed for 30 min and all these other random people performed for like 2hours no lie...i felt so scammed...that was not good business....i blame the promoters..but still he could have at least acknowledged us VIP who payed xtra to meet him and didnt get to they decide to up and leave...i was right at the freakin dooor..i payed for that...it specifically said that!!!!...oh im getting my money back best believe i dont play around with my money you dont get over on ME..artist forget that without fans they are nothing....you can have the best album but if you dont have fans who listen to it it dont even matter...

II AGREE WIID FOXXY U SHUDNT BE APOLOGIIZIIN FOR WANTIIN TO GIIVE YOUR FANS THE VERY BEST.. THAS Y UR SO WELL LIIKE CUZ OF THE WAY YOU TREAT YOUR FANS..YOUR A GREAT RAPPER YOUR GOIIN TO THE TOP.. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORKIIN && GIVIIN YOUR FANS THE BEST

Sounds to me like this club or these promoters were trying to use the relationship that Drizzy has with his fans to play him. The same way you have all these ppl on here saying he should've "performed" whether he got paid what he was supposed to or not for the fans who are innocent in this situation.(are you serious? which one of you will work for a fraction of your wages today, just because?)-- that's exactly what the promoters were hoping for-- that he would not want to disappoint his fans and they could get over. Get the eff outta here-- I woulda walked off too. If you were there, you should be mad at the club and promoters for lieing to you...

this is the perfect example of "damned if you do and damned if you don't"@ VIVIAN Ye may be big headed but i've never seen him at a club in Chicago and not do about 3 songs *that could be do to his big headed nature though, ha* - Common too for that matter, he always rocks when he's "hosting".

"it's a dirty game, is any man worthy of fame? much success to ya even if you wish me the opposite!" (c) Nas / Nas Is Like

no need to apologize promoters need to get their money right and get there info correct before putting random stuff out...can't let them think "they can market you however they decide 2"..and like 40 said " do you " thats all that matters...by the way i went to CSLA and i was like front row the performance was sick...you shoulda done some classics like "City is Mine" and your version of "Still Fly" but either way you killed it. -fan since room for improvment

I don't know. I would have done SOMETHING for the people. I mean, honestly, you dont need the money so I would have just brushed it off and performed to the best of my ability. However, I would have explained to the fans,"Yo, this is a big misunderstanding but Im not gonna leave yall hanging. This is a lil taste of what you can expect when I come back for a REAL Drake show. etc"

But hey, atleast you were decent enough you address your fans on here and apologize.

Well i have a question can you explain what happend in Washington, DC. We were promised a good performance, dont get me wrong it was great but IT WAS 20 MINS!!!!! People nearly paid 2-4000 dollars to come see Drake and you only perfomed for 20 min. I personally think thats not fair and i think we deserve a better performance. People always skip over DC and half the time alot of the up and coming artists have alot of their fanbase from DC. I just think that is wrong and if you are going to defend yourself for the Cali show i feel like you should defend yourself for the DC show too because alot of ppl were highly dissapointed. BUT I STILL LOVE YOU DRAKE, SO FAR GONE STARTS MY DAY EVERYDAY!!!

I didn't pay but I'm mad I stayed in that ghetto shit for 2 hours got my damn ass felt up by seemingly everyone in that shit and I cant even get a "yo whats good LA!?" Instead u were too busy *I Heard* chillin with a broad outside. The promoters were messed up but u gotta think of your fans.MOB, DRAKE, MOB

I was there and paid for my tickets 3 days in advance. My sister also drove here from Las Vegas. Now, intitially I didn't even know who u were... I've heard your name on twitter, but I am 33 (looking 23 of course) and we just wanted to go out and have a good time.. there were lots of parties to choose from. We arrived at Element about 11pm to find the entire street packed. We were promised no waiting as our tickets were supposed to be at will call. What we found was that all the people lined up on the street had also paid in advance. We were promised to get in... well, I was standing right there when you pulled up in the suburban... and I watched you come and go... a lot of people, including myself were speaking with the promoters who continued to promise entry and a show. I knew at that point it was a scam. I stood outside for 2 hrs in 4 inch heels in the cold.. my hands were numb and I was pissed. They not only used your name, but collected a mass amount of money for a show that didn't even exist! You owe us no apology, but the fact that u went above and beyond to give one showed me you're a real ass person... u just gained a fan! I was told we will be receiving a refund... which is cool, but I am still pissed I wasted my time and my gas for some bullshit.. when u come back to LA... I will check you out! Peace!Cherise

Stop acting like a little pre-Madonna prissy bitch. You're not Jay-Z or hell Lil Wayne. You should have handled that like a professional and given your fans the show they deserve. People drove hours to see you and you duck out because money was short?

Take that pissy shit elsewhere. I only know of you because of what the gossip blogs write, not because you're on replay on any local radio stations.

Get it right. Messy promoters or not, learn what it means to be a consummate professional. If you're gonna play the prissy bitch role, check Beyonce's work ethic, you're way off mark.

Okay...Wow, Drake some of these people commenting on here are hilarious. I'm sure you know by now no matter what you could have said on your blog about the "element" situation, people are going to have negative shit to say regardless. But you know all you could do is keep it moving through the bullshit. Cuz real fans (such as myself) always have your back. I been luvin ya drizzy even when u was doing ya thang on degrassi lol. I hope you come back to New Orleans soon cuz I missed ya show but ya voice stay blasting in my car.

Loving your fans and being conditined to SAY YOU LOVE YOUR FANS are two different things....As a Performer who loves there fans...you shoudlnt be trippin when your money is short, it kinda sucks that in your so called apology to your fans, you make sure to mention that your money wasnt right.... "MONEY TO BLOW",RIGHT....The least you couldve done was come on stage (you know, since you say you were there)My friends and I were at the club waiting and waiting for you to come out....but....NOPE, no show by drizzy!

*heres a tip: the next time you are to host a show...and your money isn't right and decide to bail out on even hosting while theres a block full of fans.... Mabe you should show your appreciation to them...Honestly you couldve said a thing or two...i mean its a club, we werent expecting you to have a concert and bring Weezy or anything....

Element.. Wowwww I'm really happy to see somebody addressing it!!! i've hit up all the promoters the clubs and noones even given me the time of day!! it wuz my girls bday so i bought 4 tickets and it wuz sooo dissapointing!!! it wuz a bad situation and i hope the promoters get they LYING asses beat!!haha But on some real shit how bout a special invite to your nxt even out here for everyone with actual reciepts!?! Do ur thang kid LA still loves you!!

Personally, I feel like you are deserving of respect just by adressing the situation. Other artists have cancelled shows before and nothing was said in apology or even explanation. Simply adressing it shows the respect you have for your fans. And for people complaining how hot and crowded the club was, and people pushin n shit, i was at the show in DC at Love Nightclub and its the same no matter where you see it, that wasnt LA specific..we stood for an hour and a half in the RAIN waitin to get in, and that was just the preordered ticket line.. stop crying. You're at a club.. And money is money people. I would NOT do a job for less than a promised amount thats blatent disrespect. Drake you are an amazing artist and are bringin the game back where it needs to be.<3

OMG... Again, of all the ppl here who say he should've done "something" even though he wasn't gonna get paid what he was expected, which one of you would be okay if you walked into work tomorrow and your manager or boss says to you, "Hey, we're gonna pay you 3 dollars less per hour today..." Would you do half the work for the day, or would you bounce? Fans or not, this is this man's livelihood. You may not like it; it looks like all fun all the time, but this is business. He's got to set a precedent from jump that your not gonna play him because he's a "nice guy". Get over yourselves, redirect your misplaced anger, and go get your money back. Remember, the promoters played you too...

wow...good 2 know. i was there & had gotten my tix pre-sale online for $20..arrived early...payed the bouncer an extra dub to skip the long ass line outside..only to still wait in line an hr! tried to enjoy myself in this extra packed ass club because i knew that i would soon be enjoying the music LIVE of my new favorite artist! but soon after it was 1:30 & still no performance i knew it wasn't happening & no one could understand why. we had NO CLUE that drake was only supposed to be hosting NOR did i know he had performed at cal state LA...i would of went to that instead of the club! but i'm glad you posted this blog Drizzy...& i'm definitely still a fan. and i look forward to your energy exhausting performance the next time ur in LA!

I was in LA with 3 girl friends of mine and we came from Seattle. The tickets were sold out @ Cal State and went to the Club Element instead and waited for 3 hours to even get to the door for absolutely nothing. I understand your position as an artist and see where you're coming from at a professional stand point but really, people paid $40+ to stand in line for hours for absolutely nothing-- would it really take that much effort to explain to the crowd the situation? Money might've been short but fans put forth time and money for this event. Fans that put you to where you are today.

Late poster I know... But that night was shit... and I totally understand the dude drizzy on that night. I was at the HOB show in Chicago that turned out to be wreckless as shit due to a fight that broke out at about 4am that ultimately resulted in a dude being shot in the ass outside of the venue. Hit an early flight to cali(San Diego) and heard Drake was to perform at elements so I hit a friend who knew the promoter and a copped a ticket from the dude the night of the show (for 20) under the impression that it was OFFICIAL!!! wasnt hard to believe knowing that a lot of your early shows have been at clubs. It was bad business that these cats tried to monopolize of it and OVERSOLD the venue; which shortly after 130am got shut down by the fire marshal. Try again LA promoters, wouldve called the BBB if I could've. Need more professional folks running events like this. I'm sure they started taxing for 60+ when they realized they were short. Not to mention the bottleless-goon-filled-stage. I'd say you need to come back to the Chicago ASAP!!! just eliminate the uncards... cats were Horriiiibbblllleeee!!! Stay Focused mane!